western woman with a classical music education to be afforded this opportunity . while living in java , ga ##uth ##ier travelled extensively , giving performances in china , japan , singapore , malaya , australia , and new zealand . she remained in java for four years , but with the outbreak of world war i she decided to travel back to north america , arriving in new york city in the fall of 1915 . = = = return to north america = = = arriving in new york , ga ##uth ##ier struggled to find a niche in an already crowded music scene . she put on a performance in vaudeville entitled song ##mot ##ion , which combined java ##n music with dancers . new
western woman with a classical music education to be afforded this opportunity. while living in java, gauthier travelled extensively, giving performances in china, japan, singapore, malaya, australia, and new zealand. she remained in java for four years, but with the outbreak of world war i she decided to travel back to north america, arriving in new york city in the fall of 1915. = = = return to north america = = = arriving in new york, gauthier struggled to find a niche in an already crowded music scene. she put on a performance in vaudeville entitled songmotion, which combined javan music with dancers. new